Trimming tool



July 25, 1950 A. CANTON TRIMMING TOOL Filed July 6, 1948 FlG.2.

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INVENTOR. Canton Arthur 7 Attorney Patented July 25, 1950 l HTRIMMING '100'L'1"v 12: (A h r C o hPaSa 1 Application July 6,1948; Serial'fl o 37349 f 4Claims.

l )7. M I; I This invention relates to a trimming tool and tent of area desired -to:be trimmed. The knife has relation more articularly to a tool of this or cutting edges lliare" radial with respect to the kind for maintaining a neat cleared area, in :a axial center of the bodyormembe'ri. lawn around the spray heads of asprinkler sys- J-Therouter marginof'the'blade s is .definedby tem or the like. T v v 5 an upstanding wall 5 having the topzedge of its It 'is an object of the invention to provide a -.central -portionmli substantially flush. withthe tool-of this kind having-means for coacti'ori with highpoint 1 0f the top of: the body or member l a sprinkIer head or the liketo assure desired which is disposed-on an inward and downward {travel'therearound of the "cutting element of the incline of approximately 309- with the'low .point 8 opposed to the longitudinal center of the Wall Another object of the invention is to provide 5. The opposite 'end portionsii of the upper edge a tool of this kind including a cutting element of the wall 5 are outwardly and downwardly inoperating with equal advantage upon recurrent clined on an angle of approximately 45 and movement of the cutting element. which inclined portions 9 provide means for lift- The invention consists in the details of coning high grass or other growth or matter that str-uction and in the combination of the several might otherwise interfere with the effective use parts of my improved trimming tool whereby cerof the tool. tain advantages are attained, as will be herein- Interposed between and rigid with the longituafter more fully set forth. dinal central portion of the wall 5 and the body In order that my invention may be better unor member I immediately below the low point 8 derstood I will now proceed to describe the same at the top is a straight dividing wall H! which with reference to the accompanying drawings, extends from the top surface of the blade 3 to a wherein: point closely adjacent to the low point 8 at the Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a trimming top of the body or member. This plate It not tool constructed in accordance with an embodionly serves as a stiffener or brace for the plate ment of the invention; 5 but provides at opposite sides thereof receiving Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken chambers for the material cut by the blade 3 upon substantially on the line 2-2 of Figure 1; and turning movement of the body or member in Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substantially either direction. The wall l0 also prevents the on the line 3--3 of Figure 2. material received upon one end portion of the As illustrat d in t a p g drawings, blade 3 during a cutting operation being dis- I denotes a tubular body or guide member, p charged at the opposite end of the blade 3, thereably cylindrical, and which is open at both ends. by facilitating removal of the cut material aside The interior diameter ,of the body or member I from preventing the cut material interfering with is such to ermit the same to readily surround continued use of the tool. a head of a aw Sprinkler System kindred Securely fastened as at l l,by welding or otherment on the surface of a lawn. The lower mar wise, to the outer high portion I at the top of ginal of the body or member I is inwardly beveled the body or member I, and the longitudinal en y thereal'ollnd t0 P V a knife edge 2 tral portion of the wall 5 at the top thereof, are to facilitate the desired penetration of the body 40 the extremities of a rigid bail I2, herein disclosed or member I into the sod. in the form of an inverted U. Rigid with the At a p ed r distance above the OW central portion of the intermediate or cross meme d e the body member I has Welded ber I4 of the bail I2 is an end portion of an or otherwise rigidly secured thereto a flat arcuate elongated rigid handle l5 provided at its outer blade 3, said blade being in a plane substantially end portion with a cross bar It to be grasped by P rpendicular to the axial center of the body 01 the operator in the required handling of the tool. guide member I. The blade 3 is herein shown as From the foregoing description it is thought extend ng 8 8 than One half around the y to be obvious that a trimming tool constructed member I but the structure is not necessarily in accordance with my invention is particularly limited in this respect. well adapted for use by reason of the convenience This blade 3 limits the extent of penetration and facility ith whi h it may be assembled and of the body or member l into the sod and the operated, opposite ends of the blade are downwardly bev- I claim: eled to provide the knife or cutting edges 4. The 1. A trimming tool of the character stated comblade 3 is also of a width determined y h X- 5 prising a vertical cylindrical body open at its bottom end, said end having a sharpened earth penetrating edge, an arcuate wall substantially concentric with and spaced from said body and only partially encircling the body, a flat sector blade xtending horizontally laterally from the body between the same and the bottom edge of said wall, the sector blade having a, sharpened radial edge, and a handle having two joined legs straddli g the tool and connected with the bod; and I I, I

2. Atririiming' tool of the Character "stated in claim 1, in which the said sector blade is disposed in a plane above the sharpened bottom edge of the cylindrical body, said plane being perpendicular to the axis of the body.

3. A trimming tool of the character 's'tateelco'in prising a vertical cylindricalbpdy gpen all its bottom end, said end having a sharpened earth penetrating edge, an arcuate wall substantially I concentric with and spaced from said body, a flat sectorwlade-ieXtendinghorizontally laterally from the zbody between the same and the :bottom edge of said wail,=-the;sec;tor made ;.a sharpened {-rxiadial edge, and-a handle having two joined legs :the atool sand connected with the body and well, both of the radial edges iof the sector blade seein sharpen d, and a eritical wall disposed subsmntially .midway between the sharpened l melialied is of jthe :sector "blade and extendradiaily aontwaitdiy irom and cohnecting the cylindrical body with the arcuate'wall.

4. A trimming tool of the character stated comprising a vertical cylindrical body open at its bottom end, said end having a sharpened earth penetrating edge, an arcuate wall substantially concentric with and spaced from said body and only partially encircling the body, a flat sector blade extending horizontally laterally from the body between the same and the bottom edge of said wall, said sector blade having its outer edge of the same circumferential dimension *as the wall, the sector "'bladehaving'sharpenedradial edges, and a handle having two spaced legs at its lower end stradtiling the tool, one of said legs being secured to the @Ifcildflie wall and the other leg being secured to the cylindrical body at the side of the latter remote from the -arcuate wall.

- ARTHUR CANTON.

- REF-maltose CITED "rile following references are "of record in the me of this patent: v

ED STATES PA'M s 1,866,073 Aberle July 5,1932 

